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A collection of websites containing software primarily for use in the hobby of RC Soaring - radio controlled planes (sailplanes and gliders) that are not assisted in flight by power.

Resources in This Category

• AeroLogic

  http://www.aerologic.com/
  Lofting software, personal simulation works, and desktop CFD.

• Aeronautics Education Software

  http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/
  FoilSim basic aerodynamics software. Interactive simulations of flow around airfoils.

• Airfoil Comparison Tool

  http://www.amadistrictii.org/cjrcc/wing2/wing.html
  Wind tunnel data analyzer by Mike Garton and David Orman. Uses UIUC airfoil data.

• Airfoil Design Workshop

  http://www.tdmsoftware.com/afd
  Airfoil design software for modelers and aircraft designers. Graphically display and modify standard airfoil data files. Output to DXF format.

• B2Streamlines

  http://www.b2streamlines.com/plotters.html
  Links to various software and airfoil plotting packages.

• Compufoil

  http://www.compufoil.com/
  Advanced airfoil plotting and editing software. Plots full sets of ribs, foam templates, modifies airfoils.

• DreeseCode Software

  http://www.dreesecode.com/
  SNACK - airfoil creation, analysis, and design software.

• F3J Score Software

  http://www.f3jscore.com/
  Free software that will perform all needed tasks to setup and run a F3J competition.

• Frankie Arzu

  http://www.rc-soar.com/hardsoft/profilerev.htm
  Public domain software: Profile Program (V2.2) plus some airfoils (.zip) Profile Source (V2.2) in Visual C++ (.zip).

• Hanley Innovations

  http://www.hanleyinnovations.com/
  Aerodynamics software for Windows 95. Test airfoils, learn aerodynamics, plot airfoil sections for model airplane constructions.

• Helmut Lelke Aircraft Design Program

  http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/design/helmutlelkedesignanalysis.htm
  Computes important flight parameters based on your design input.

• Martin Hepperle

  http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/index.htm
  Various codes for analyzing airfoils and coordinate conversions.

• Mean Aerodynamic Chord

  http://pagesperso-orange.fr/scherrer/matthieu/english/mce.html
  Calculation software for computing the mean aerodynamic chord on a multi panel wing, and locating the center of lift. Freeware.

• Profili 2

  http://www.profili2.com/
  A freeware-shareware software for wing airfoils managing, drawing, and analysis.

• Quality Simulations

  http://www.hangsim.com/
  Hang glider flying simulator.

• RcCad

  http://www.rccad.com/
  A software specially designed to help modelers to create airplanes. It supplies a three-dimensional visualization of the model you are designing.

• SFS pc

  http://www.sfspc.de/
  The soaring simulator reproduces flight with a soaring plane on IBM compatible PCs.

• Unit Conversion Calculator in JavaScript

  http://www.footrule.com/1/homepage.htm?sr=index
  Physical and temperature conversions. English units of mass, weight and force are Avoirdupois; metric units are International metric.

• Winfoil Aeronautical Design Software

  http://www.winfoil.com/
  An aeronautical computer-aided design tool for designing, analysing and modifying model aircraft. Shareware.

• Wing Analysis Program

  http://aero.stanford.edu/WingCalc.html
  This Java application computes the lift and Cl distribution over a wing, with sweep and twist.

• Wing Designer Plus

  http://users.skynet.be/znline/clement/wing.htm
  Software that will help you in the conception of the wings of your planes, or gliders.

• Wing-Analysis

  http://ciurpita.tripod.com/rc/wing
  Combines several wing-analyses, such as MAC, lift-distribution and bending-moment evaluation, into a single, web-based application.

• XFOIL

  http://raphael.mit.edu/xfoil/
  Mark Drela's XFOIL low Rn airfoil design and analysis code. Great analysis code for soaring airfoils. Requires UNIX, links to source code.

• Xfoil discussion group

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xfoil/
  Group discussions on using the XFOIL airfoil design code.

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